CINCINNATI — Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson is officially inactive for Sunday's game against the Steelers. The 30-year-old has appeared in seven games this season due to injury. He's dealing with a hip/core muscle injury according to reports.

The Bengals were the next to worst team in allowing third-and-long conversions coming into Sunday. And somehow they got even worse in loss to Steelers.

Cincinnati dropped its third straight game, falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-12 in an important AFC North game on Sunday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium. Cincinnati - which never led in the game - fell to 3-7. They host New England next Sunday at Paycor Stadium.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ plan to have Joe Flacco keep them competitive until Joe Burrow can return from toe surgery has hit a major snag.

Ditto for the defense. Besides the aforementioned 2 defensive TDs on 2 takeaways, the unit held Flacco to 199 passing yards, his lowest total with the Bengals; allowed 1 run of 35 yards but otherwise kept the Bengals ground game at 3.3 yards per attempt; and had Cincinnati go 0-for-2 in the red zone.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to Acrisure Stadium, hoping for some revenge after they went to Cincinnati and lost on Thursday Night Football. The Steelers are reeling after coming off a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on the road,

Williams: Congratulations to the generation of fans who joined the Bengals bandwagon during the Joe Burrow Super Bowl era. You've been "Bengalized."

Ja'Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals had a rough outing in Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season, falling to 3-7 after a 34-12 loss to Jalen Ramsey and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chase couldn't get much going with Joe Flacco still leading the Bengals' offense, tallying just three catches for 30 yards on 10 targets.